Cemvita, a company that specializes in producing sustainable oil from waste, has achieved a significant milestone in its production capabilities. The company has developed new technologies that enable the production of up to 500 barrels per day of sustainable oil from its first commercial plant, surpassing its original target of 2029.
Cemvita’s advancements in lipid productivity have allowed the company to quadruple its planned output, making it a notable achievement in the industry. This is due to the adaptation and optimization of its microorganisms and reactors, which have increased oil extraction efficiency by at least 330%.
The company’s CEO, Moji Karimi, commented on the breakthrough, highlighting the potential of synthetic biology and the company’s focus on designing and creating new biotech solutions more efficiently and cost-effectively; “Our focus on the first principles has allowed us to design and create new biotech more cheaply and faster than ever before. Our combination of low-CAPEX design, innovations in bioprocess engineering, and increased productivity, enabled by synthetic biology, sets us apart. Today’s threefold achievement in efficiently producing sustainable oil from crude glycerin comes just two months after our breakthrough in developing a solvent-free extraction bioprocess. All this work has taken place in our Houston pilot plant.”
The announcement is expected to have positive implications for Cemvita’s business, including increased production capacity, improved operational efficiency, and a stronger competitive position in the sustainable oil market. The company is also expanding its partnerships and talent acquisition efforts, including collaborations with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures to develop efficient production methods for sustainable fats, chemicals, and fuel feedstocks.